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Police: 2 people were shot

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Updated: 10:46 AM CST Dec 22, 2013

Two men were shot Saturday after what witnesses said was an argument over line jumping and shoes.

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Person cutting ahead in store line may have led to shooting, witnesses say

Police: 2 people were shot

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Updated: 10:46 AM CST Dec 22, 2013

People standing in line in front of a store on Milwaukee's north side Saturday said an argument over Air Jordan basketball shoes may have led to a shooting.VIDEO: Argument over line jumping may have lead to shootingJanice Banyard said her family friend was among dozens of people waiting in line outside Uncle Joe's Shoes and Sportswear on Teutonia Avenue.They had been waiting since 1 a.m. to buy the new Air Jordan 11 Gamma Blue shoes.Police said people in the line started arguing when someone was accused of skipping ahead in line."When the bullets started flying, he jumped out of his car and ran behind this building right here, this building, and when I got here he was laying on the ground," Banyard said of one of the shooting victims.Police said the victims, a 20-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, sustained injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening.Both victims are in custody on charges related to the incident, investigators said.One person waiting in line who did not want to be identified said he dove out of the way of the bullets."Everybody was running, scattering, everybody was running into Uncle Joe's," he said.Many customers were kept inside the store for a couple hours after the shooting so police could interview any witnesses.Some customers said even though Michael Jordan is retired from the National Basketball Association, his name still draws a crowd.

MILWAUKEE —

People standing in line in front of a store on Milwaukee's north side Saturday said an argument over Air Jordan basketball shoes may have led to a shooting.

Janice Banyard said her family friend was among dozens of people waiting in line outside Uncle Joe's Shoes and Sportswear on Teutonia Avenue.

They had been waiting since 1 a.m. to buy the new Air Jordan 11 Gamma Blue shoes.

Police said people in the line started arguing when someone was accused of skipping ahead in line.

"When the bullets started flying, he jumped out of his car and ran behind this building right here, this building, and when I got here he was laying on the ground," Banyard said of one of the shooting victims.

Police said the victims, a 20-year-old man and a 25-year-old man, sustained injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening.

Both victims are in custody on charges related to the incident, investigators said.

One person waiting in line who did not want to be identified said he dove out of the way of the bullets.

"Everybody was running, scattering, everybody was running into Uncle Joe's," he said.

Many customers were kept inside the store for a couple hours after the shooting so police could interview any witnesses.

Some customers said even though Michael Jordan is retired from the National Basketball Association, his name still draws a crowd.